most rebounds in a season opener by a player with new team

Bill Russell has gotten the most boards in a season opener, with 36 boards on October 18, 1968 and on October 16, 1965.

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	36	10/18/1968	BOS	@	DET	47	9				4					1	5	20.0
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	36	10/16/1965	BOS	vs	CIN	48	14	3			6	14	42.9			2	7	28.6	41.0				4
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	10/21/1961	BOS	vs	DET	39	11	4			5	12	41.7			1	2	50.0	42.7				3
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	10/16/1970	LAL	@	CHI	48	26	7			10	18	55.6			6	16	37.5	51.9				2
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	10/22/1960	PHI	@	SYR	47	42	1			18	35	51.4			6	15	40.0	50.5				1
6	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	30	10/18/1969	SFW	vs	SDR	53	13	8			6	22	27.3			1	1	100.0	29.0				4
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	30	10/18/1967	PHI	vs	LAL	48	11	9			5	9	55.6			1	7	14.3	45.5				2
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	10/23/1962	SFW	vs	DET	48	56	4			23	35	65.7			10	17	58.8	65.9				0
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	29	10/21/1961	STL	vs	CIN	47	26				10	27	37.0			6	7	85.7	43.2				5
10	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	28	10/13/1967	SFW	vs	SEA	39	19	2			8	16	50.0			3	4	75.0	53.5				1
11	Wayne Embry W. Embry	28	10/17/1964	CIN	@	STL	43	18	0			6	16	37.5			6	7	85.7	47.2				2
12	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	28	10/16/1963	BAL	vs	BOS		32				11					10	13	76.9					4
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28	10/24/1959	PHI	@	NYK	48	43	1			17	27	63.0			9	15	60.0	64.0				2
14	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	28	11/1/1952	NYK	vs	BAL		10				4					2	6	33.3					3
15	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	27	10/15/1965	SFW	vs	LAL	46	20	0			8	17	47.1			4	5	80.0	52.1				0
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	27	10/22/1960	BOS	vs	DET	48	12	5			3	11	27.3			6	9	66.7	40.1				4
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	26	10/30/2013	HOU	vs	CHA	35	17	2	0	2	8	14	57.1	0	0	1	4	25.0	53.9	6	20	4	3	+10
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25	10/16/1965	PHI	@	BAL	40	33	0			16	29	55.2			1	8	12.5	50.7				0
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25	10/19/1961	PHI		LAL	48	48	1			21	44	47.7			6	12	50.0	48.7				1
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	25	10/25/1958	BOS	@	NYK		15				6					3	5	60.0					4
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25	10/23/1958	STL	vs	DET	38	23				7	19	36.8			9	13	69.2	46.5				3
22	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	24	10/19/2017	LAC	@	LAL	32	14	1	1	0	5	10	50.0	0	0	4	4	100.0	59.5	9	15	1	3	+11
23	Bill Walton B. Walton	24	10/18/1974	POR	vs	CLE	46	18	5	2	4	7	18	38.9			4	6	66.7	43.6	6	18		6
24	Jim Washington J. Washington	24	10/9/1973	ATL	vs	CAP	38	16	3			7	9	77.8			2	2	100.0	81.0				4
25	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	24	10/17/1970	ATL	vs	MIL	44	15	3			5	14	35.7			5	7	71.4	43.9				4